Archive for the ‘Deep Fried Foods’ Category

Delicious Light Crunchy Fried Food We all know that deep frying is the process of cooking food by submerging it in hot oil or fat.  Frying is a very fast cooking process due to the high temperatures involved and completely dry since no water is involved.   But how do electric deep fryers cook food?  What makes our food so crispy and light and what causes some fried food to be greasy and soggy if cooked improperly?

Okay, the science behind deep frying is this.  Any moisture inside the food is converted to steam as soon as the food is added to the hot oil.  This steam pushes against the hot oil and as it does this, causes bubles in the surface of the food (i.e. batter).  This is what causes fried food to be light and crunchy.

Now if you continue to cook the food in your Electric Deep Fryer until all the moisture is gone, then you’ll start to get greasy and soggy food.  As soon as the water runs out, there’s nothing pushing against the oil to keep it out of your food and all the oil will seep in.  This can also happen if your oil is not hot enough to cause the moisture inside of your food to turn into water vapor.

So now you know, the secret to perfect fried food is to only fry as long as necessary and to set your Electric Deep Fryer to a temperature of 345-375 degrees Fahrenheit or 175-190 degrees Celsius.

We’ve all had the standard classic fried chicken, french fries, donuts, corn dogs, etc.

But I bet you’ve never thought of frying these following foods before.  That’s probably because these foods are unlikely to be found on any restaurant menu outside of a Texas state fair.  Well no worries, if you had your own Electric Deep Fryer, you can try frying these foods at home any time you want!

1. Cheesecake
2. Meat Pies
3. Ice Cream
4. Tofu
5. Peaches
6. Apples
7. Cheese
8. Macaroni and Cheese
9. Bananas
10. Hard Boiled Eggs
11. Chocolate
12. Hamburgers
13. Cheesecake
14. Twinkies
15. Spam
16. Cookies
17. Cookie Dough
18. Meatballs
19. Pickles
20. Artichokes